Data Collection Column Import Notes
Columns from the Data Collection data are read into SPSS® Modeler as summarized in the following table.
| Data Collection Column Type | SPSS Modeler Storage | Measurement Level |
|---|---|---|
| Boolean flag (yes/no) | String | Flag (values 0 and 1) |
| Categorical | String | Nominal |
| Date or time stamp | Timestamp | Continuous |
| Double (floating point value within a specified range) | Real | Continuous |
| Long (integer value within a specified range) | Integer | Continuous |
| Text (free text description) | String | Typeless |
| Level (indicates grids or loops within a question) | Doesn't occur in VDATA and is not imported into SPSS Modeler | |
| Object (binary data such as a facsimile showing scribbled text or a voice recording) | Not imported into SPSS Modeler | |
| None (unknown type) | Not imported into SPSS Modeler | |
| Respondent.Serial column (associates a unique ID with each respondent) | Integer | Typeless |
To avoid possible inconsistencies between value labels read from metadata and actual values, all metadata values are converted to lower case. For example, the value label E1720_years would be converted to e1720_years.